30 August, 2005

During Fox News coverage of Hurricane Katrina this afternoon, a man being interviewed by Shepard Smith dropped the F-word bomb on the reporter.

Smith, who was reporting via telephone from the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, noted that people were still drinking and gambling at video-game machines as the hurricane was approaching.

When he asked one man what he was doing there at the hotel, the man responded, "None of your f---ing business."

Believe it or not the United Nations World Food Programme has become a games publisher. Head to its Web site and you can download this game, Food Force, free of charge, although please note that it's 227MB for the PC version or 198MB for the Mac fraternity, so you'll need a Broadband connection.

The clouding effects of sleep deprivation on the brain can be reversed by a new drug developed with funding from the United States military.

Tests on monkeys found that when the animals were denied sleep for the equivalent of three days in human beings, the drug, CX717, temporarily restored their performance at mental tasks to normal levels.

It appears to be all about science. After five days of WHO-think on health prevention at the Bangkok Global Conference on Health Promotion, it would be easy to conclude that science is the foundation for everything that the World Health Organization (WHO) does on health promotion. Wherever you look there are references to the scientific basis of health promotion and how everything that is done by WHO's health promoters meets the standards of modern medicine by being "evidence-based". But the scientific basis of WHO's health promotion is about as genuine and as sturdy as a Potemkin village. It makes impressive copy in all of WHO's conference press releases and it adds a veneer of respectability to the more controversial and dangerous of WHO's plans, but in reality it has little to do with real science or with medicine that is based on the evidence of best practices. That's because genuine science is fundamentally at odds with health promotion. Or to put it slightly differently, just as health promotion is a menace to the health of the developing world so it is a menace to real science. There are two reasons for this.

And if the above is true, and we are lied to all of the time, it really makes you wonder, just exactly what our masters- I mean selfless servants, are really trying to do:

During a much-quoted radio broadcast in October 1939, Winston Churchill commented on the surprise Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland ? an invasion that closely followed the German attack from the west, which triggered World War II. In his radio broadcast, Churchill said of Russia that it was ?a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.? Of course, it was only a mystery to Churchill because, until the invasion, he did not understand why the Soviets and Nazis had signed a pact that made partners of Stalin and Hitler. Using Churchill?s own words as a springboard, however, we can devise a parallel aphorism by blending in the advice given by Niccolò Machiavelli in his political treatise, The Prince. In our new Machiavellian aphorism, we may say that ?the practice of politics in the United States is a lie wrapped in hypocrisy inside a half-truth.? As we shall see, this neatly characterizes the behavior of most U.S. politicians for the past century.

I do not know about you dear reader, but I am truly disgusted with all of this crap...

>c...@mciworld.com (Christopher Morton) wrote:>>>On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 03:41:55 GMT, rosel...@idt.net wrote:>>>I'm sure that if you ask him, Secret [Pedophile] Squirrel of the>>National Alliance will say the same things about the Jews in the>>Warsaw Ghetto.>>Pure poppycock.>>Weaver had a reasonable duty to comply with WHATEVER duly consitituted>law enforcement authorities demanded. And IF law enforcement were>outside their bounds, acted in arbitrary or illegal manner, then>weaver's day in court, PLUS (I'm sure) a hundred attorneys just>itching to "get" the goverment would have been beating a path to his>door to aid him.>>>Courts decide the merits. Weaver CHOOSE not to accept that "rule of>law".

RAID ON RUBY RIDGE

The Randy Weaver story began sometime in 1989. There is no recordas to when the ATF decided to target Randy Weaver for an "illegalweapons" sale. We do know that on October 24, 1989, he sold twoshotguns, the barrels of which might have been 1/4" under the 18"minimum "legal"1 length.

The two 12ga. shotguns, one an H&R single shot and the other aRemington pump, were sold to a "good friend" who asked Weaver toshorten the barrels. Weaver did not know the "good friend" was anundercover ATF informant.

For reasons of their own, ATF did nothing for 8 months. ThenWeaver was approached by two ATF agents who made him "an offer hecouldn't refuse." That offer was to spy on the Aryan Nations or goto jail. Weaver refused to be intimidated. Six months later hewas indicted on the weapons charge.

On January 17, 1991, Randy and Vici, his wife, started into town topurchase supplies. They came across a pickup truck with its hoodup. The vehicle appeared stalled. A man and a woman flaggedWeaver down. As Randy stepped out of his vehicle, ATF agentsswarmed out of the camper on the back of the "stalled" pickup.They knocked Vici to the ground and placed a cocked 9mm pistolagainst Randy's neck.

Weaver was then taken before a federal magistrate for arraignment.It was later learned that the magistrate cited the wrong law incharging Weaver. Weaver was released on bond. He and Vicireturned to their cabin, vowing never to have any more dealingswith the federal court system.

A hearing was placed on the docket of the Federal Court in Moscow,Idaho. Weaver was notified by letter to appear on March 20, 1991.Unfortunately, the actual hearing date was February 20, 1991. TheU.S. Marshall Service believed, at this point, that the case was abust. But when Weaver failed to appear in March, U.S. Attorney RonHowen decided to take a chance and go to the grand jury. Weaverwas indicted for failure to appear.

Normal procedure would have been to revoke Weaver's bail bond,issue an arrest warrant an pick Weaver up. Instead, the MarshallService began what they referred to as "Operation NorthernExposure." The operation consisted of teams of marshals hiddenaround the cabin, jet reconnaissance over flights for aerial photoanalysis by the Defense mapping Agency and high revolution videowhich was used to gather 160 hours of film. This surveillance wenton for sixteen months at a cost of $13,000 a week.

Finally, the Marshal Service brought in U.S. Marshal William Deganto "plan a successful conclusion of the job."

Degan, a member of the Special Operations Group, was leading theassault on August 21, 1992. The marshals were dressed incamouflage uniforms and face masks. They were armed withsemi-automatic pistols and M16s. Degan carried a suppressed MS5light machine gun.

Knowing that the Weaver's owned dogs, the marshals tossed somerocks toward the cabin. Striker, Sammy Weaver's golden retriever,barked and went to the noise. Sammy and Kevin Harris thoughtStriker had jumper a deer. They picked up their rifles andfollowed to dog.

Suddenly a marshal fired a burst and killed Striker. Sammy firedtoward the agent. Randy heard the gun fire and yelled at Sammy toreturn to the cabin. Sammy answer "I'm coming ,Dad." He turnedand started running toward the cabin when Degan cut him down witha burst from his machine gun. One bullet hit Sammy in the arm, asecond hit the boy in the back, killing him instantly. KevinHarris, using a bolt action Remington 721, shot William Degan inthe chest. Degan died almost instantly.

Randy, Vici and their daughters were still at the cabin. Keep inmind that Harris' shot killing Degan was the last shot fired byanyone not a federal agent.

Later that day, under the cover of darkness, Harris and Randy wentout and recovered Sammy's body. They placed it in the out-buildingadjacent to the cabin. They then washed the body, then returned tothe cabin.

At this point, any honorable intentions the government may have hadwere abandoned. With a boy and a marshal dead, the governmentspinmeisters went into high gear. The feds spent the next 16months, from the beginning of the siege until the Weaver/Harristrial in Federal court painting Randy as a racist (whitesupremacist vs. a separatist), an anti-semitic and a criminal.They magically transformed his 2x4 and plywood shack into a"mountain fortress" then a bunker and finally a "strongholdprotected by a cache of 15 weapons and ammunition capable ofpiercing armored personnel carriers." As a matter of fact, none ofWeaver's firearms are on the list of banned "assault weapons" inthe Crime Control Act of 1994.

The marshals told the press that Harris fired first and that he hadkept them pinned down with one bolt action rifle against full-autoM16s and MS5 light machine guns.

Degan's death triggered a call that brought in reinforcements.Soon Weaver's cabin was surrounded by FBI, ATF, U.S. marshals,Idaho State and local police plus National Guard troops.

Richard Rogers was in command of the contingent of the FBI HostageRescue Team2 which were deployed as snipers around the cabin.Rogers, while in flight to Ruby Ridge, rewrote the "Rules forEngagement." Normally, federal law enforcement personnel may fireonly when facing death or grievous harm. This is generally takento mean they will return fire but not initiate it. Rogers neworders were literally a death warrant for the adults, both male andfemale.

The new rules read:

"If any adult in the compound is observed with a weapon after thesurrender announcement is made, deadly force can and should beemployed to neutralize the individual."

The new rules further stated "If any male is observed with a weaponprior to the announcement, deadly force can and should be employedif the shot can be taken without endangering the children."

Gene Glenn, the FBI agent in overall command, told the New yorkTimes that Weaver was holding the children hostage. This is thesame ploy the Feds later used at Waco.

The Feds still did not have any negotiators present nor had anyattempt be made to contact the Weavers when Randy, Sara, his oldestdaughter and Kevin harris left the cabin to go to the shed wereSammy's body lay.

The FBI sniper, Lon Horiuchi, would later testify in court that he"could hit within a ¬" of a mark at 200" yards. But on this datehis shooting was no were near that good. Horiuchi placed the scopecross hairs on Randy Weaver's spine just below the where the neckand shoulders joined. The bullet missed its mark and hit him inthe arm instead. When asked in court did he intend to kill Weaver,Horiuchi answered "Yes, sir."

Sara jumped between her father and Horiuchi. She later told JessWalters, a reporter for the 'Spokesman Review', "If they were goingto shoot someone, I was going to make them shoot a kid."

Sara continued to shield her father and pushed him back to thecabin with Harris following. Sara and Randy moved past Vici whowas standing in the cabin doorway. As Harris moved by Vici, whowas holding their 10 month old daughter, Horiuchi fired again,striking Vici in the head. Bone fragments from her skull struckKevin Harris, critically wounding him.

Later, the FBI made several contradictory statements. In aninternal report, the FBI indicated that Vici was indeed theintended target. This seems to be verified by the claim made by BoGritz, a former Viet Nam war hero called in to negotiate atWeaver's insistence. Gritz stated that he had seen a FBI profilewhich instructed the agents "to take Vici Weaver out if theopportunity arose." They told the press that they did not knowHoriuchi had killed Vici Weaver, but they also told a 'New YorkTimes' stringer they were "using a listening device that allowedthem to hear conversations, and even heard the baby's cries in thecabin."

And like Waco, the FBI began a pyops operation; that ispsychological warfare. "They come out late at night and say, 'Comeout and talk to us, Mrs. Weaver,' or 'Good morning, Randall. How'dyou sleep? We're having pancakes. What are you having?"

After word of Vici's death got out to the media, the Feds claimedshe was killed "in an exchange of gunfire." But the only gunfirehad been the two shots fire by agent Horiuchi.

Kevin harris' condition continued to worsen, and on August 30, 1992he surrendered. The following day Randy Weaver walked out of thecabin and gave up.

The federal agencies continued to vilify Weaver and Harris to thepress. They apparently believed if they could convict Weaver inthe press, they could convict him in court.

Gerry Spence, the lawyer for both Harris and Weaver, did not put onany defense. Instead, he merely cross examined the federal agents.The half-truths and out-right lies told under oath convinced thejury to find Weaver guilty of only one charge, failure to appear incourt on the very same weapons charge they found him not guilty ofcommitting. Harris also was found not guilty. Rather, the juryfound that the Weaver/Harris' had acted in self defense.

To this very day, the AFT and FBI continue to lie to the news mediaand the public over their actions at Ruby Ridge. This can not betolerated for any reason.

1 A shotgun barrel under 18" is not illegal. Under the NationalFirearms Act of 1934, it does require the firearm be registeredwith the ATF and a fee be paid. The Supreme Court case of the U.S.vs Staples in 1939 was over non-payment of the fee, not thelegality of "sawed-off" shotguns.

2 The FBI Hostage Rescue Teams were under Larry Pott's supervisionat Ruby Ridge. Agent Richard Rogers was AIC during the siege, butthis does not mitigate Pott's responsibility, especially since heused the same tactics during the Waco Invasion.

REFERENCES: The National Rifleman The Wall Street Journal The NewYork Times Guns & Ammo Magazine The Spokesman Review The SanAntonio Express-NewsSam A. KershNRA Life MemberTSRA Life MemberLEAA Life MemberJPFO,Gun Owners of Americahttp://www.flash.net/~csmkersh=======================================================

"Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised."

21 August, 2005

Our government thugs, shot a dog, and the fourteen year-old boy, Sammy Weaver, in the back on his family's property at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

This was not enough for them, and on August 22nd, Vicki Weaver, his forty-two year old mother, was murdered by FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, through the neck, while she was holding her ten month old child in her arms. Lon Horiuchi has never been prosecuted for either the murder of Sammy and Vicki Weaver, or for his participation, and the use of his skills at Waco, Texas but a few months later.

So horrible was this "White Separatist" and alleged "Nazi Sympathizer", that they had to use exactly the same tactics and techniques, that we were taught in history class and watched in every war movie about WWII, that was deployed by the Nazi's.

Now, everyone relax, those big bad evil democrats, who ran nearly everything then are gone, as our great saviors- the Republicans, started their major ascent into control in 1994, and now we have G.W. Bush to make sure nothing like this ever happens again, no matter what the Patriot Act I or II say. However, there is one thing each one of my paranoid readers must remember, it was G.W.'s Daddy, George Herbert Walker Bush, who was in power then, and if you do not think these things will happen again, I have some bridges that I wish to sell- cheap! It may not happen under his presidency, but he has made damn sure, no matter what, that it can and will happen again.

Oh, and Lon- you Jack-Booted Thug, one of these days, of this I am sure, you will face justice...

Many of you are probably already familiar with it, but I was not, until today. It is Michael Yon's Blog, and you can find it here. The first post is a very compelling read, as is the rest of his blog, and more can be discovered about Mr. Yon via Google.

Most of you, that are regular readers, know that I do not think we should be in Iraq, or Afghanistan, instead, we should have told the House of Saud that hey have thirty days to produce bin Laden, his entire family, and their fortunes, and if they did not comply, start with Medina. If that action did not produce the desired results, then I would have turned that entire shithole into a sea of glass.

Nevertheless, our people are in Iraq, and it is good to be able to find for yourself, more than the pabulum spewed from the networks and cable- Mr. Yon's Blog is a source that I find that I like, you just might too?

"Our vehicles really get into the bowels of the neighborhood and we're back there where all the homes are, in the cul-de-sacs," Truly Nolen spokesman Barry Murray said. "And part of being a good neighbor is looking out for one another."

The pest control workers will call police if they see something unusual during their stops, according to the report.

"The pest control technicians who are coming to your home to investigate termites don't have any law enforcement capabilities, but if they see some two-legged creatures trying to make their way into your home, they'll call the police." Local 6 News reporter Deborah Garcia said.

"Our point is not to invade people's houses or make them feel like their privacy is being invaded. It's just to try to have an extra set of eyes and ears out there," Truley Nolen worker Ronnie Rachels said.

14 August, 2005

DALLAS - A controversial new proposal would require school officials to learn Spanish in order to better communicate with students and their families. Under the proposal, schools in the Dallas Independent School District that have at least a 50-percent Hispanic student population would require more than bilingual teachers. In fact, principals would be required to learn Spanish within three years.

Paredes said the plan makes sense "only because some parents don't speak English, and the children have to translate for the parents."

However, Dallas resident Peggy Neill is opposed to the plan.

"I think [parents] should learn English so they won't speak Spanish all the time at home, and the child has to go to school and learn English," she said. "They're fighting a losing battle. Right?"

Under the proposal, Reinhardt Elementary, with a Hispanic population of 67 percent, would be impacted. The school's principal doesn't speak Spanish.

Still, at least one teacher said a lot of effort is made to communicate with Spanish- speaking parents, from the front office to the counselor's office. The school board will make a final decision on the issue next week.

That DISD school board member that proposed this deserves to be tarred, featherd, and then run out of town on a rail.

I was in Mexico this past week for work, and NO WHERE did I see or hear of any such stupidities. For those that do not know, if you migrate to Mexico, here are just the quick points that Mexico provides on it's site at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Frequently Asked Questions about Nationality

If your question is not on the list below, write to: srejur@sre.gob.mx

How can I obtain Mexican nationality?

What is a naturalization document?

Can I obtain Mexican nationality if I am married to a Mexican?

Do I have to do my military service if I have double nationality?

How can I obtain Mexican nationality?

A naturalization document is a legal instrument through which a foreigner acquires Mexican nationality through naturalization. This document confers on the individual the same rights and obligations as any Mexican, except for the right to be elected to a public post.

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What is a naturalization document?

As set forth in article 30 section B paragraph II of the Constitution of the United Mexican States and articles 19 and 20 paragraph II of the law of nationality, in order to obtain Mexican nationality, the interested individual must prove (in addition to other requirements) residency in Mexico for at least the two years immediately prior to the date of the application.

This residency must be proven through his/her FM2 or FM3 immigration document which must not expire at any time. The FM2 and FM3 are issued by the Interior Ministry?s National Immigration Institute (www.inami.gob.mx).

Outside of Mexico, the interested individual can go to the Mexican consulate closest to his/her place of residence. With either the FM2 or the FM3, the individual can live and work in Mexico with the necessary permission of the National Immigration Institute.

It is important to note that if Mexican nationality is obtained, the individual must renounce his/her original nationality as per articles 17 and 18 of the law of nationality.

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Can I obtain Mexican nationality if I am married to a Mexican?

On March 20, 1998 a constitutional amendment entered into force which enables Mexicans to retain their Mexican nationality. Since that date, individuals with double nationality are exempt from fulfilling the national military service. However, they must attend the local recruiting meetings and request their national military service certificate. They must prove that they have acquired nationality other than Mexican nationality so that the military service certificate is issued to them and to be exempt from active duty.

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Do have to do my military service if I have double nationality?

As set forth in article 30 part B paragraph II of the Constitution of the United Mexican States, and articles 17, 19 and 20 paragraph I of the Law of Nationality, nationality can be requested under the following circumstances:

Residency.- The foreigner who wishes to become a naturalized Mexican citizen must prove (among other requirements) that he/she has resided in Mexico for at least the five-year period immediately prior to the date of his/her application (this residency must be proven through the migration forms FM2 or FM3 issued by the Interior Ministry)

In the following cases, the foreigner who wishes to become a naturalized Mexican citizen must prove (among other requirements) residency of two years immediately prior to the date of his/her application:

If he/she has children who were born Mexicans.

If he/she comes from a Latin American country or from the Iberian peninsula.

If he/she is directly descended from an individual who is Mexican by birth.

It is important to note that if Mexican nationality is obtained, the interested party must renounce his/her original nationality.

Read that last paragraph in bold once again:

It is important to note that if Mexican nationality is obtained, the interested party must renounce his/her original nationality.

Do you understand now Anna? Oh, that is right, it is in English, and you do not want your family to be good citizens do you?

Well, let me phrase it more pointedly:

Learn the fucking language of the country you migrate to you ungrateful bitch!

The town clerk's telephone lines were disconnected for almost three days starting Friday, Aug. 5, after a syndicated radio talk show host read the phone number on air urging people to "make their feelings known" about the proposed regulated day-labor site application.

"My guess is we had about 81 calls in under 20 minutes," said Viki Wellershaus, town clerk. "Most of the calls were just 'F-You' and then a hang up."

As of Tuesday, Aug. 9, phone lines were still down and it was unclear when they would be reconnected, said Wellershaus.

So, the town clerk shuts down the public telephone lines when he doesn't like the fact that the public spoke with a loud and clear voice in opposition to it's mayors call for creating a "legal" section of town for federal illegals? What a poor soul, as he and others could not call out for their important business, which certainly must take precedence over anything as piddling as public outrage. I am sure that they really wanted to place their lunch orders, book that all important tee time and maybe even check on their families, so what else was their to do, but rely on their mobile phones, of which I am sure that the public does not have those numbers, but also must wonder aloud if the public pays for them too.

I must confess, the most enjoyable comment in the whole article is:

"I think it's unfortunate that some people believe in order to have a debate," said O'Reilly, "they have to incite emotions and batter one side."

Well, guess what Mike, you sure as heck did not have a problem when you first proposed this illegal and emotional piece of legislation did you? You were trying to appeal to certain people?s greed, weren't you? Just like every other scumbag piece of shit politician out their Mike, when the going gets tough, turn into some namby-pamby weasel mouth.

What am I saying, that is a contradiction in terms, because that is the definition of a politician!

02 August, 2005

Hey! I am the boss and yes I need some time off, not from blogging, just sixteen to eighteen hour work days.

I will return to my regular anger, disgust, distrust, loathing and outright contempt for those that raise my level of paranoia from it's naturally hightened state, to never using the same clothes twice- by the end of the week (I hope).

If I do not, then understand, I just said this to throw them off the trail...